As it does every year, Apple today has made its WWDC 2018 video transcripts available. This means interested developers can now quickly search through content from WWDC sessions, as opposed to having to watch each video…

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Disney today announced the latest expansion of its ‘Dream Big Princess’ program, which it hopes will empower young women from around the world to create digital shorts. The latest expansion includes a notable partnership with Apple…

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United States lawmakers have reached out to Apple for additional clarification about its privacy policies and handling of user data. As noted by The Wall Street Journal, leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet CEO Larry Page requesting more details about user privacy and data…

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Along with the other OS updates, Apple has today released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 to the public. With this release, Apple is enabling AirPlay 2 within iTunes.

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Have you ever shot off an email and awaited a reply only to realize you didn’t enter the email address correctly? As it happens, iOS has a simple solution to help prevent that experience.

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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The iOS 11.4.1 update includes a new security feature that restricts the way USB accessories can interact with iPhone and iPad devices. If the phone has not been unlocked within the last hour, iOS will disable the Lightning port so USB accessories cannot communicate with the device. After unlocking, any accessories will stay connected.

USB power chargers are not affected, but some USB accessories that provide power may not charge the device until the device has been unlocked. Apple has detailed in a new support article exactly what this means for users ….

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Despite all of the advances that Apple Watch has made in recent years, its battery life is still less-than-stellar when compared to some other fitness trackers on the market today. Add in a heavy LTE workload, and that becomes even more apparent.

Adding a wall charger or USB battery pack to your arsenal can help, but you’ll still need to carry an Apple Watch charging puck. The simplest way to remedy your low-battery notification blues is to add a portable charger with everything integrated into one product. Head below for the best portable Apple Watch chargers.

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According to a new report from TechCrunch, Snapchat is in the process of working on a new visual search feature called “Eagle” that will let users identify objects, music, and more. Notably, the in development feature looks to be using Amazon as one of its main affiliate partners.

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Apple has released a new software update for HomePod alongside updates for iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. HomePod software version 11.4.1 is only the third update for Apple’s smart speaker. The latest HomePod software update includes stability and quality improvements according to Apple.

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